The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-09
For Young Men.

FOR 1OunG neus
Says a writer in the New York Star
We had il In mind sometime ago to
write spring fashion article for young
men, but blizzard got into our ink
stand and the instructive fluid con-
gealed on our pen. We believe
now that spring has come to stay.
SO we take up the thread Of our dis
course. We have no goods for sale,
and no purpose to serve other than to
people our streets with well dressed
men.
Fashion is the result of accident and
greed. The New York fashion in dress
comes from London. In London it
emanates from the Prince of Wales.
A few years ago H. X. H. had del
icate throat. His doctor told him to
wear collar that would protect the
thorax. Hence the high chokers that
have made the dudes life miserable.
But the haberdashers found that
straight collar would last forever. and.
as soon a. Wales throat got stronger
they invented the collar with broken
corners. This soon wears out, and is
very profitable. There is no other
reason why this style should be adopted.
The Stars advice this spring is to wear
the collar that will give the swallow
works the freest play.
Again. when the Prince and his suite
went to India they were all provided
with colored travelling shirts, with
collars and cuffs attached. When
they got to the interior. where water
was scarce and no washing could be
done, they were asked to luncheon by
Ramset ice lhee Ihce Bhoy; There
wasn't clean shirt in the party. but an
American drummer who happened to
be in the neighborhood, had a line Of
false collars and cuffs which he was
selling to the natives. A supply was
bought and attached to the colored
shirts. Hence those atrocious red.
pink and blue shirts with white collars
and cuffs which we see in all the Broad
way windows The Stars advice this
spring is to buy white shirts and play
the change in colors on the UNDER
clothing and socks.
Our tailors tell us that Prince Albert
coats, commonly called frock coats, are
no longer fashionable. This is simply
because "Bertie' has grown too stout
to look well in bis namesake. For the
American slim there is no more becom-
ing and economical garment. It may
be worn without waistcoat, and with
the addition Of a dickey and pair Of
cuffs it always presents full dress APP
pearancc. A Prince Albert should
hang in every mans wardrobe.
Then rs to trousers. We are told
they must be worn about eighteen in
ches wide at the knee. Yes very prop
erly by H. X. H., who has fifteen-inch
calf but when dude with ten-inch
thigh thrusts his legs into a eighteen
inch pair of bags, they look like straws
stuck in a mint-julep. And they say
that the spare stuff in trousers should
be creased down the front and back as
though ironed to fit board. But the
leg is round, not fat. and the
crease suggests the pressure of
a reach-me-down stock of ready made
clothes. Moreover. the crease was in
vented by men who had creasing
machine to sell. Our advice is to have
the legs surveyed for trousers, and not
accept any arbitrary standard Of width,
and to leave the crease to the operation
of natural causes.
Shoes. we hear. are to be more point
ed than ever. So say toe corn doctors,
That is line is to be drawn across the
ball of the foot and an equilateral tri-
angle described there On for the accom-
mediation of the toes. But the men
who wish to get there in business and
love will do well to insist upon little
more room-not necessarily square
but at least parabolic curve, follow
ing somewhat the outline fthe foot.
A great variety Of ties are shown
with q decided preference given to
shades of scarlet, yellow, and green.
Black. white and blue can BE- worn with
out giving man the appearance Of
having cut his throat or spilled plate
of pea soup on his shirt bosom.
Hat brims are much narrower this
spring, but the round-faced man had
better have his head-gear made to order
if he doesn't want to look like chuck
le-head and get his nose sunburned the
first hot day.
And 50 with all the fascinating para
phernalia Of personal adornment we
find the effort being made to introduce
novelties and make men hideous. And
the Tittlebat Titmouses will strain every
nerve and the Midas Gorgeouses win
bleed freely to dress according to FASH
ions that are founded on fiction and in.
vented for trade.